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TROON, Scotland -- Jason Day went through four pairs of gloves, trying desperately to stay dry in the pounding rain. At one hole, he accounted for the howling wind by aiming his shot toward the Irish Sea.Call it the luck of the draw at the British Open.For those who teed off Friday morning, the stormy weather hung off in the distance, giving them a chance to put up some low numbers before things turned nasty at Royal Troon. For those going off later in the day, well, there wasnt much to do except try to limit the damage.Youve got to understand that some people get lucky, some people get unlucky, said Day, the worlds top-ranked player and one of only four golfers to break par in the afternoon. Youve got to take what you get and roll with it and try to do the best job you can.One after another, those who endured the worst of it tried to describe what they had just been through, a dazed look in many of their eyes.Having barely made the cut, Jordan Spieth moaned about sheets of water moving sideways as he stood at the 16th tee. Rory McIlroy, one of the biggest hitters in the world, had a drive that went only 230 yards after getting caught up in the gusts. Day didnt even bother trying to reach the green in two shots at No. 15, the longest par 4 on the course.By the end of the day, the leaderboard revealed a striking divide.Paced by Phil Mickelson, the top 14 all had morning tee times. Of the 20 players who broke par in the second round, only four started in the afternoon -- Marc Leishman (69), Day (70), Byeong Hun An (70) and Patton Kizzire (70).It was ridiculous, said Justin Rose, who struggled to a 77 after shooting 68 the first day. You know when you see such a disparity between the draw and you see no name from this side of the draw popping up, its just frustrating.Rose managed to make it to the weekend with a couple of shots to spare. Spieth barely got through, finishing right on the cut line after a 75 left him 14 shots behind Mickelson, any hope of a third major title all but snuffed out for the 22-year-old Texan.Spieth was already looking ahead to the last major of the year, the PGA Championship in two weeks.I know my chances here are likely finished, he said.Steve Stricker ripped off 14 straight pars until the rain and wind caught up with the 49-year-old American.His tee shot at the 15th wound up in thick grass left of the fairway. He hit a provisional, but couldnt find that ball, either, at least not right away. Finally, just before he headed back to tee it up again, he found his second ball. But all he could do was hack it into the fairway. He wound up with the dreaded snowman -- a quadruple-bogey 8.You want to throw a pity party, said Stricker, who finished with a 75. But you know (about the weather) when you come over here.Henrik Stenson was among those who took advantage of fortuitous timing. He teed off at 9:14 a.m. and shot a 65, the best round of the day. That pushed the Swede within one shot of the lead.Stenson knew he caught a break when he looked out his window first thing in the morning.I timed it quite well, he said. You were expecting possibly a downpour when you pulled the curtains up in the morning, and it wasnt. You always felt like it was going to start at some point, but it was nice to ... have a couple of birdies before it started to rain.The forecast Saturday looked fairly dry until the evening, but winds expected to whip up to 20 mph figure to make things challenging again.McIlroy, who complained about links golf after playing in story weather at Royal St. Georges five years ago, has come to grips with the capriciousness of the British Open.Some draws go your way and some draws dont, he said, remembering how fortuitous he was during his victory at Hoylake in 2014. I got the good end of the draw and good things happened that week. Then this year, its not so much. But I just said out there, `Im not going to let being on the wrong side ruin my mood or ruin my week.During the worst of the weather, McIlroy dropped four shots in a five-hole stretch. 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Since joining the Fire in May following a trade from the Los Angeles Galaxy, Magee has scored in each of his teams four league matches, helping the Fire go unbeaten (3-0-1) during the month of June. Magee contributed to the teams offense from the start, scoring the insurance goal in his Fire debut, a 2-0 win against D.C. United on June 2. The following week, Magee helped Chicago come back from two goals down to tie the Portland Timbers on June 8. With the Fire down 1-0 to the Colorado Rapids on June 19, Magee chipped a penalty kick into the back of tthe net, sparking another come from behind victory for the Fire.dddddddddddd In the Fires last league game of the month, Magee scored the game-winning goal and recorded an assist in a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew. This is Magees second Player of the Month recognition this year; as a member of the LA Galaxy, he was voted Player of the Month for March 2013. 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